Home Moved 39 Years Ago, But City Still Calls Lot Historic

SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – There’s a vacant dirt field with weeds, old cars, and a chain link fence, but on paper. It’s considered a piece of Sacramento history.

For decades, the lot has been listed on the city’s register of historic landmarks and now some are saying that’s a mistake. Turns out it’s on the list because the house originally built here had historical value but it was removed in 1979.

“[He] said, ‘I own the house and I want to tear it down and the city won’t let me because it’s historic. Do you want it? Because I’ll give it to you, but you will have to take it away,’” Manaton recalled.

So he moved the house three blocks away, and in so doing, it lost its historical value.